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J. H. BELL 8v L. GREGORY.

STOVE TRUCK.

Patented May 29, I888.

WITNESSES. IJV'V'EJVTOR Edwin/z Yiw'ed, Jars 2 K303.

A; iorney Unrrn Srarns FFECEQ PATENT Josnrn l-[. BELL also ALPl-IONSO L.- ennoonr, or scam-on, NORTH AnoL NA.

STOVE-=TRUCK SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 383,610, dated May 29, 1888.

A pplication'tiled December 6, 1887. Serial No. 257,152. 170 model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, J osnrn H. BELL and ALPHONSO L. GREGORY, citizens of the United States of America, residing at Edenton, in the county of Ghowan and State of North Carolina,

.have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Stove-Trucks, of which the'following.

' is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention pertains to certain new and useful improvements in stove-trucks, and has for its object the provision of atruck comprising simple and eflicient means for elevating a stove and retaining the movable platform in position when elevated.

A further object is to provide an upper extensible platform, so as to enlarge the horizontal bearingsurface thereof.

To these ends the invention consists in the detail construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, substantially as hereinafter f all y set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.-

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of our invention with a portion removed and showing the movable platform elevated. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof with the platform removed. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view, and Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view. 7

' Referring t o thc drawings, A represents the truck frame or body,provided nearits forward end on either side with wheels a a,and through a slot in the rear crossbar of said frame or body is passed a spindle, a, projecting from the frame of a rear caster-whcel, a". To this frame are connected the lower right-angurlar ends of the handles a a", by means of which said caster-wheel frame can be turned as may be desired.

l; is the elevating-frame, composed of two rods or axles are supported in the upper slotted endsof the opposite verticalarms, (3 6, of Ushaped frames7 7, the rollers 5 being dc signed to rotate in the slots in said arms.

The

9, connected at its outer end to the center of the rod 3 of the frame B. By-means of this lever the frame B can be raised orlowered, as may be desired,the ends of the rods or axles 4, when lowered, bearing in grooves in the sides of the frame orbody A.

D is the upper platform, provided with four I depending guide-arms, d d, having lower outwardly-bent ends designed to'bearagainst the lower surface of the sides of the frame orbody A when the platform is raised or elevated. The sides and front of this platform D have right-angular flanges designed to restupon the frame or body A when lowered, and to'the under side of the side portions of this platform are secured parallel bars l0,wherein are formed opposite grooves or recesses, 11.

E E are two similarly-constructed adj nstable boards, provided each with side handles, 12, and to the under side of the boards E are secured triangular-shaped rods 13, telescoping or sliding in guide-rods 14, attached to the under side of the board E, said telescoping rods being passed through and held in position by staples or keeper-plates 15, secured to the front and rear cross-bars of the platform 1). 3y meansof these tclcscopin g rods the boards can beheld close together or far apart, according to the extent of bearing-surface itis desired to obtain. i I 1 In practice the lower edges of the sides of the platform 1) rest on the upper surfaces of the sidesiof the frame'or body A when said platform is lowered, and when a stove or other article is in position to be raised, the truck having been placed in the proper position, said platform, together with the stove, will be elevated by grasping the lever (1, which will effect the raising of the pivoted U shaped frames 7, causing the rollers 5 to cntcrthc grooves or recesses ll in the bars of the pllatfornnand thus firmly hold said platform elevated, the arms of said rocking frame being vertical when the platform is in this position.

\Vc claim as our invention IOC 1. In a stove-truck, the movable platform independent of the truck frame -or body and capable of being raisedand lowered, as shown and described.

2. As an improvement in trucks of the class herein described, the platform having adj ustable boards, substantially as shown and described.

3. As an improvcmentin trucks of the class herein described, the platform having the adj ustable boards and the telescoping rods, substantially as shown and described.

4. The combipatiomwith the truck frame or body, of the pivoted'U-shaped frames carrying rollers, the movable platform, and the lever, substantially as shown and described.

5. The combination, with the truck frame or body, of the elevating-frame, the rods or axles carried thereby, the rollers, the pivoted U- shaped frames, and the platform, substantially as shown and described.

6. The combination, with the truck frame or body and the frame carrying the rods or axles, of the pivoted U-shaped frames carrying rollers, the platform having grooves or recesses, and the operating-lever,substantial] y as shown and described. 7

In testimony whereof we affix our signatlires in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH 'H. BELL.

- ALPHONSO L. GREGORY.

Witnesses:

(3. W. DARDELL, D. it LEE. 

